[外语类试卷]大学英语三级（A级）模拟试卷45及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语三级（ A级）模拟试卷 45及答案与解析 Section A Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. The dialogues and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should d

2、ecide on the correct answer from the 4 choices A , B, C, and D. （ A） Shes on a committee. （ B） Shes been working late. （ C） She exercises too much. （ D） Shes trying to account for the report. （ A） He has a lot of work to do. （ B） He has problem with hearing. （ C） He is very surprised to hear the new

3、s. （ D） He has to go to a doctor on Saturday. （ A） 5:45. （ B） 6:15. （ C） 6:00. （ D） 6:50. （ A） Patient and doctor. （ B） Waitress and customer. （ C） Wife and husband. （ D） Secretary and boss. （ A） Go to a dancing party. （ B） Go to the Student Center. （ C） Go to a lecture. （ D） Stay at home. Section B

4、 Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should choose the cor

5、rect answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. （ A） Wine. （ B） orange juice. （ C） Beer. （ D） Black coffee. （ A） A nervous man. （ B） A happy man. （ C） A confident man. （ D） A shy man. （ A） Habits. （ B） Happiness. （ C） Lessons. （ D） Hobbies. （ A） They are too busy to spare the time. （ B） They h

6、ave to learn many things. （ C） They often have no such interests. （ D） They dont know how to make a choice. （ A） Playing class. （ B） Study English. （ C） Talking with others. （ D） Go shopping. Section C Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a rec

7、orded passage. After that you will hear five questions. The passage will be spoken twice. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase. 11 How did Amy feel in her party? Amy felt she was _ in the world. 12 Where did he go yesterday? To the _. 13 What h

8、ad the police found? His _. 14 When was his bicycle stolen? _ years ago. 15 How old was he then? _ years old. Section A Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A

9、, B, C, and D. 16 I _ get on the bus when I heard someone calling me from behind. （ A） was （ B） was going to （ C） would （ D） was about to 17 That is the day _ he found his new job. （ A） on when （ B） which （ C） on which （ D） in which 18 They considered _ impossible to get everything ready in such a s

10、hort time. （ A） what （ B） that （ C） it （ D） them 19 The larger the house is, _. （ A） the higher rent it is （ B） the higher the rent is （ C） the higher rent it would have （ D） the higher rent it would be 20 Anyone can borrow books from the library _ he keeps them clean and returns them in time. （ A）

11、even if （ B） so that （ C） as long as （ D） unless 21 His parents and teachers seem to have no influence _ his actions. （ A） to （ B） in （ C） for （ D） on 22 The fact is that citizens _ enter this palace without special permits. （ A） is allow not （ B） are not allowed （ C） were not allowed （ D） are not a

12、llowed to 23 By the time I come back from my holidays, you _ your paper. （ A） will have finished （ B） will be finished （ C） would finish （ D） have finished 24 Hardly _ when a loud explosion was heard. （ A） the train had started （ B） the train had been started （ C） had the train started （ D） the trai

13、n started 25 All the people in the city are opposed _ the committees plan. （ A） at （ B） for （ C） to （ D） into Section B Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each bland with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. 26 I first consider (telephone) _ him, bu

14、t then I decided to go and to speak to him in person. 27 It is about three hours (fly) _ from Shanghai to Seoul. 28 If I were not to give a lecture next week, I (go) _ to the film already. 29 That was (apparent). _ a careless mistake caused by the bus driver. 30 It was (consider) _ of you not to pla

15、y the piano while I had a bad toothache. 31 Be careful while (cross) _ the street. 32 Most (Europe) _ are not used to eating bacon and eggs for breakfast every day. 33 I suggested that he (refuse) _ the offer proposed by that company. 34 This is the (good) _ photo I have ever taken. 35 A new hospita

16、l (build) _ in our hometown now. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice. 36 A few years ago a youn

17、g mother watched her husband diaper(给 .换尿布 ) their firstborn son. “You dont have to be so unhappy about it,“ she protested. “You can talk to him and smile a little.“ The father, who happened to be a psychologist, answered firmly, “He has nothing to say to me, and I have nothing to say to him.“ Psych

18、ologists now know how wrong that father was. From the moment of birth, a baby has a great deal to say to his parents and they to him. But a decade or so ago, these experts were describing the newborn as a primitive creature who reacted only by reflex, a helpless victim of its environment without cap

19、acity to influence it. And mothers accepted the truth. Most thought(and some still do) that a new infant could see only blurry shadows, that his other senses were undeveloped, and that all he required was nourishment, clean diapers, and a warm bassinet. Today university laboratories across the count

20、ry are studying newborns in their first month of life. As a result, psychologists now describe the new baby as perceptive, with remarkable learning abilities and an even more remarkable capacity to shape his or her environmentincluding the attitudes and actions of his parents. Some researchers belie

21、ve that the neonatal period may even be the most significant four weeks in an entire lifetime. Far from being helpless, the newborn knows what he likes and rejects what he doesnt. He shuts out unpleasant sensations by closing his eyes or averting his face. He is a glutton for novelty. He prefers ani

22、mate things over inanimate and likes people more than anything. When a mere nine minutes old, an infant prefers a human face to a head-shaped outline. He makes the choice despite the fact that, with delivery-room attendants masked and gowned, he has never seen a human face before. By the time hes tw

23、elve hours old, his entire body moves in precise synchrony to the sound of a human voice, as if he were dancing. A non-human sound, such as a tapping noise, brings no such response. 36 The author points out that the father diapering his firstborn son was wrong because _. （ A） he thought the baby did

24、nt have the power of speech （ B） he believed the baby was not able to hear him （ C） he was a psychologist unworthy of his profession （ D） he thought the baby was not capable of any response 37 According to the package, which of the following is TRUE? （ A） A new infant can see only blurry shadows. （

25、B） A new infants senses are undeveloped. （ C） All a new infant requires is nourishment, clean diapers, and a warm bassinet. （ D） A new infant is actually able to influence his or her environment. 38 What does the sentence “He is a glutton for novelty“ probably mean? （ A） The newborn is greedy for ne

26、w food. （ B） The newborn tends to overeat. （ C） The newborn always loves things that are new to him. （ D） The newborns appetite is a constant topic in novels. 39 According to the passage, its groundless to think that newborns prefer _. （ A） a human face to a head-shaped outline （ B） animate things t

27、o inanimate ones （ C） human voice to non-human sounds （ D） nourishment to a warm bassinet 40 What is the passage mainly discussing about? （ A） What people know about newborns. （ B） How wrong parents are when they handle their babies. （ C） How much newborns have progressed in about a decades time. （

28、D） Why the first month of life is the most significant four weeks in a lifetime. Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. 41 Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the

29、world might still be a dark place. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the phonograph(留声机 ), the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. Hi

30、s family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity(好奇 ) led him to start experimenting at a young age with electri

31、cal and mechanical things at home. When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train that ran between Port Huron and Detroit. He set up a laboratory in a baggage car of the train so that he could continue his experiments in his spare time. Unfortunately, his first work e

32、xperience did not end well. Thomas was fired when he accidentally(意外地 ) set fire to the floor of the baggage car. Thomas then worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time on the job conducting experiments. He got his first patent(专利 ) in 1868 for a vote r

33、ecorder run by electricity. However, the vote recorder was not a success. In 1870, he sold another invention, a stock-ticker, for $40,000. A stock-ticker is a machine that automatically prints stock prices on a tape. He was then able to build his first shop in Newark, New Jersey. Thomas Edison was t

34、otally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He called himself a “two-shift man“ because he worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely tha

35、t his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world. 41 Thomas Edison worked _ hours a day so he called himself a “two-shift

36、man“. （ A） 24 （ B） 8 （ C） 12 （ D） 16 42 Which of the following statements is in the right order for Thomas Edison? （ A） He became a telegraph operator, a newsboy, and then got his first patent. （ B） He became a newsboy, got his first patent, and then became a telegraph operator. （ C） He got a patent

37、, became a telegraph operator, and then became a newsboy. （ D） He became a newsboy, a telegraph operator, and then got a patent. 43 Edison considered his deafness _. （ A） a disadvantage （ B） a blessing （ C） something from a priest （ D） a necessity 44 Of all the inventions, _ was probably the most im

38、portant for civilization. （ A） the vote recorder （ B） the stock ticker （ C） the light bulb （ D） the motion picture camera 45 The main idea of this passage is _. （ A） Thomas Edison was always interested in science and inventions, and he invented many important things （ B） Thomas Edison could not keep

39、 a job （ C） Thomas Edison worked day and night on his experiments （ D） deaf people make good inventors because they can focus without the distraction of spoken conversation Task 3 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline in the table below (N

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44、ions: The following is a list of terms. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table below. Than you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets of question NO. 51-55. 51 Adraft BGovernment Bill Claw enforcement Dclause Elegislation

45、Flegality, lawfulness Goffender Htrademark law Iconstitutional law Jcontract law Kadministrative law Lcivil law Mcommercial law, mercantile law Ninternational law Olabor laws Pcivil suit law, code of civil law Qcriminal law Rcopyright law Scivil rights Thuman rights, rights of man 51. ( )政府议案 ( )人权

46、52. ( )罪犯 ( )著作权法 53. ( )刑事诉讼法 ( )民事诉讼法 54. ( )法案，草案 ( )商法 55. ( )民事权利，公民权利 ( )法律的实施 Task 5 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading the passage you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No.60) following them. 56 Location, location, location. Weve all heard that th

47、e most important thing to look for in a home is its location. Its truelocation is very important, even if you dont plan to be there many years. What can you look for in the location of your home? For instance, are you looking for someplace close enough to town that you could walk to shops and restau

48、rants, or do you want the seclusion(隐居处 ) of a more quiet, rural setting? Do you want your kids to be able to walk to school, or is riding the bus okay? Even if some of these things arent important to you, when it comes time to sell, the location of the home will always have an impact(影响 ). The other thing to keep in mind about location is that your preferences will change over the years. Whats important to you right now, may not be so important in 10 years and vice versa. For example, having no kids might make you ignor